THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1926, Page 2

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.

Fa use Im rn essions . Another matter which irritated him immensely, was to find the conception prevalent abroad, that Great Britain was down and out, and that this country no longer occupied its dominant position. That was a had advertisement, it was had business, and it was not true. “Instead of always depreciating our position,” lie added, instead of always painting a gloomy picture, and conveying a false impression, lias the time not arrived when a serious stocktaking should take place It is true we are passing through a troubled period; it is true tlmt our troubles are great and that we are passing a testing time; but just as it is true.that clay goes through lire and comes out purer and stronger, so this Old Country is going through the fire, and it will not emerge by all of ns being pessimists. Neither will it succeed if each section plays its own hand, or by any claim of class or creed superiority. It will only, succeed by our recognising that we leave had handed down to us a heritage of which we are proud, and that it is our duty to hand it on to our successors unsullied.’’ „ —Extract from speech by Hdn J. H. Thomas.